Miss America 1982
| Miss America 1982 | |
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.jpg) Elizabeth Ward as Miss America 1982 | |
| Date | September 12, 1981 |
| Presenters | Ron Ely[1] |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | NBC |
| Entrants | 50 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Elizabeth Ward Arkansas |
Miss America 1982, the 55th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1981, on NBC Network.[1] Elizabeth Ward of Arkansas was crowned by Miss America 1981 Susan Powell.[1] She was the second Miss Arkansas to win the title after Donna Axum in 1964.[1]
Results
[edit]Placements
[edit]| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 1982 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 |
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Order of announcements
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Top 10[edit]
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Preliminary awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
Non-finalist awards
[edit]| Awards | Contestant |
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| Talent |
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Judges
[edit]- Foster Brooks
- Wink Martindale
- Evelyn Ay Sempier
- Herman Vincent
- James Lipton
- Dean Butler
- Carla Borelli
- Renee Valente
Contestants
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| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
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 Alabama
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Phoebe Stone | Huntsville | 22 | Ballet, "Mame" | |||
 Alaska
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Laura Trollan | Juneau | 19 | Ballet/Jazz Dance, "Most Wanted" | |||
 Arizona
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Sarah Tattersall | Scottsdale | 20 | Vocal, "Maybe This Time" & "The Man That Got Away" from Cabaret | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Arkansas
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Grace Elizabeth Ward | Russellville | 20 | Vocal, "After You've Gone" | Winner | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Previously National Sweetheart 1980 |
 California
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Cheryl Vancleave | Riverside | 20 | Country Vocal Medley, "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" & "You're Lookin' at Country" | Later married Frank Kalil
Mother to Ryan Kalil and Matt Kalil | ||
 Colorado
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Lynnette Jessen | Denver | 20 | Acrobatic Dance, Theme from Exodus | Later Miss Colorado USA 1985 | ||
 Connecticut
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Virginia Reichardt | Danbury | 21 | Country Western Vocal, "Love is a Rose" & "Queen of Hearts" | |||
 Delaware
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Jodi Meade Graham | Wilmington | 19 | Vocal, "Can You Read My Mind" | Daughter of Miss Pennsylvania 1956, Lorna Ringler Graham
Grand-niece of Miss America 1924, Ruth Malcomson | ||
 Florida
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Dean Herman | Jacksonville | 23 | Gymnastics Dance, "They're Playing Our Song" | |||
 Georgia
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Kristl Evans | Atlanta | 21 | Vocal, "Ring Them Bells" | 2nd runner-up | ||
 Hawaii
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Pamela Iwalani Offer | Honolulu | 23 | Vocal, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" | Mother of Miss Arizona 2010, Kathryn Bulkley | ||
 Idaho
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Stephanie Kambitsch | Genesee | 22 | Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Illinois
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Sandra Truitt | Evanston | 25 | Classical Vocal, "Près des remparts de Séville" from Carmen | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Indiana
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Pam Carlberg | Bourbon | 21 | Accordion Medley, "Sabre Dance" & "Ritual Fire Dance" | 3rd runner-up | ||
 Iowa
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Darla Blocker | Davenport | 19 | Vocal, "But the World Goes Round" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 Kansas
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Dawn Holmstrom | Wichita | 20 | Vocal Medley, "My Man" & "Happy Days are Here Again" | |||
 Kentucky
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Sheri Copeland | Benton | 20 | Popular Vocal, "Out Here on My Own" from Fame | |||
 Louisiana
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Donese Worden | Monroe | 22 | Violin, "Millionaire's Hoe-Down" | |||
 Maine
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Kathleen Jarrell | Orr's Island | 19 | Vocal Medley, "Swanee", "My Mammy", & "I'm Happy" | |||
 Maryland
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Robin Harmon | Hagerstown | 24 | Greek Dramatic Monologue from Antigone | |||
 Massachusetts
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Deborah Salois | North Andover | 19 | Vocal, "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now" from Ain't Misbehavin' | |||
 Michigan
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Gwen Roberta Brown | Ishpeming | 22 | Dramatic Presentation of Original Writing, "Memory of Grandmother" | |||
 Minnesota
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Elizabeth Ruyak | Mankato | 20 | Piano, Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin | Became television host/reporter with CBS/NBC -- part of five Summer/Winter Olympics broadcast teams from 1992-2002 | ||
 Mississippi
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Karen Hopson | Vicksburg | 21 | Character Ballet en Pointe, "Overture" from Annie | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
 Missouri
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Theresa McDonnell | Florissant | 22 | Vocal, "Let's Hear it for Me" from Funny Lady | |||
 Montana
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Sue Harris | Helena | 19 | Gymnastics Dance, Theme from Hawaii Five-O | |||
 Nebraska
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Jill Pershing | Lincoln | 21 | Ballet en Pointe, Rhapsody in Blue | |||
 Nevada
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Suzanne Bowman | Reno | 20 | Modern Rhythmic Gymnastics, "Zero to Sixty in Five" | |||
 New Hampshire
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Natalie Oliver | Manchester | 21 | Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Jersey
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Debra Naley | Rockaway | 26 | Violin Medley, "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 New Mexico
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Lynn Lawson | Portales | 21 | Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 2, Third Movement" by Rachmaninoff | |||
 New York
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Suzanne Alexander | Lyons Falls | 20 | Classical Vocal, "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 North Carolina
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Lynn Williford | Wilmington | 24 | Russian Character Dance, "Czardas" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
 North Dakota
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Stacie Anfinson | Hettinger | 21 | Vocal, "I Only Want to Say" | |||
 Ohio
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Juliana Zilba | Mansfield | 21 | Vocal Medley, "Up the Ladder to the Roof" & "With One More Look at You" from A Star is Born | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
Non-finalist Talent Award |
Sister of Miss Ohio 1986, Mary Zilba | |
 Oklahoma
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April Clayton | Cameron | 22 | Ballet en Pointe, "The Blue Danube" | |||
 Oregon
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Julie Ross | Portland | 20 | Classical Piano, "Toccata" by Prokofiev | Top 10 | ||
 Pennsylvania
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Jill Shaffer | Dover | 22 | Piano, "Piano Concerto in A Minor" by Grieg | |||
 Rhode Island
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Kathleen Cryan | Providence | 23 | Jazz Dance, "Electro-Phantasma" | |||
 South Carolina
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Jill Rankin | Columbia | 21 | Figure Skating, "Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major" | |||
 South Dakota
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Pennisue Largent | Hot Springs | 22 | Vocal & Jazz Dance, "Misty" | |||
 Tennessee
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Angelina Johnson | Jackson | 20 | Ventriloquism, "Laverne & Shirley" | |||
 Texas
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Sheri Ryman | Texas City | 20 | Gymnastics, Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Utah
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Jonelle Smith | Provo | 23 | Classical Vocal, "Sempre Libera" from La traviata | Top 10 | ||
 Vermont
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Kimberly Nestle | Shelburne | 19 | Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "I Hope I Get It" from A Chorus Line | |||
 Virginia
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Vicky Pulliam | Martinsville | 21 | Semi-classical Vocal, "Art is Calling for Me" from The Enchantress by Victor Herbert | |||
 Washington
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Kristine Weitz | Moses Lake | 19 | Jazz Vocal, "Summertime" | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Non-finalist Talent Award |
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 West Virginia
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Candy Cohen | Huntington | 24 | Tap Dance, "How High the Moon" | |||
 Wisconsin
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Keungsuk Kim | Shorewood | 19 | Classical Piano, "Kabalevsky's Prelude" | Top 10 | ||
 Wyoming
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Keri Borgaard | Cheyenne | 23 | Vocal Medley, "At the Crossroads" & "Hey, Look Me Over" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Mattiace, Peter. "Miss Arkansas crowned new Miss America". The Grand Island Independent. No. 13 Sep 1981. Associated Press. p. 1. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Miss Arkansas Named Miss America of 1982". The New York Times. September 13, 1981.